oar

Example Sentences

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"It started flipping, and then I lost an oar and I knew I was in trouble," he recalled.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Slap the water with your paddle, oar or hand.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

The winners of the Class Day Regatta get a little pin with a gold oar and a white blade on it.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

The performer in front — actually Woods himself, with dancer Tamzin O’Garro behind — is wielding the cello bow as an oar.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022

Long before sunset, Nhamo was too exhausted to row, so she brought the oar inside and stretched out with Aunt Chipo’s scarf over her head.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer